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    ACER Challenge

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tzsetzse, Jul 7, 2011.

  1. tzsetzse

    tzsetzse Newbie

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    Greetings....

    Brand new here and my 1st post.
    I recently swapped out the stock 320gB drive on my Acer Aspire 5515 to do a clean install of Win 7 Home Pro. I discovered what Acer was referring to when t heir website claimed no upgrade possible. The OS functions perfectly....it's simply that the touchpad mouse has no drivers available for 7. So I must keep the virtual keyboard hovering above all my typing,(keeping the cursor on the space bar) so that letters, words and entire sentences don't go flying all over the page.
    I can live with this but I replaced the keyboard with a new one thinking perhaps coffee, (aka BEER) may have found it's way beneath the keys, lol. Looks great but same old challenges!
    Does ANYONE have a suggestion or a driver workaround for the Aspire 5515, Model KAW60 touchpad? Is there a substitute pad available that replaces the stock unit? ACER is 100% unwilling to discuss any alternatives....other than buying another laptop!
    Thanks, everyone.
    Tzsetzse
     
    tzsetzse, Jul 7, 2011
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Well you could check to see if the touchpad has the same connection and physical size as a modern one.

    I'm not going to hunt round for your laptop to find pictures so you might want to post links to detailed information or get pictures yourself.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 7, 2011
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  3. tzsetzse

    tzsetzse Newbie

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    Thanx...

    I actually found a work around from Synapics website: Synamup! Downloaded, installed and PROBLEM SOLVED!
    Everything is like new and I'm a happy camper.

    Tzsetzse
     
    tzsetzse, Jul 8, 2011
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  4. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Congrats. Found a solution to an obscure problem. Good deal.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 8, 2011
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